Input file
VCD
- Full Name: VirtualDrive CD Image Format
- Developer: H+H
Output file
MDF
- Full Name: Alcohol 120% Disc Image File Format
- Developer: Alcohol Software
What is VCD file?
The .VCD file extension is used to store data on a Virtual CD (VCD) image file. VCDs are used in AUTHO, WinISO, and PowerISO as a way to store data in a single file, while preserving the formatting and layout of a traditional CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Such files can be opened and read by many programs, allowing for CD-ROM data to be easily copied, shared, or viewed without having physical media. [ ⏩ ] VCD file extension
What is MDF file?
The .MDF file extension is associated with disk images of CDs and DVDs. It is mainly used by Alcohol 120% to store exact copies of optical discs, including video DVDs and game CDs, which generally have multiple files stored in a certain layout. MDF files replicate this layout in their entirety. An MDF file is created by mounting an original disk onto a computer's virtual drive with Alcohol 120%. [ ⏩ ] MDF file extension
How to convert the file from VCD to MDF?
To successfully convert the VCD file to MDF, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.VCD). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case MDF (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than MDF).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. VCD to MDF. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting VCD files to MDF files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension MDF, while before this step we had the VCD file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new MDF file, or not.